Onyomi: トウ, ドウ · Kunyomi: いう, みち · Meanings: course, district, journey, moral, road-way, street, teachings
Kanji for course, district, journey, moral, road-way
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The kanji 道 combines the “movement” radical (辶) with the character for “head” or “guide” (首), symbolizing a path or way to follow. In ancient times, it represented roads, paths, or moral ways to live. 道 came to mean road, way, or path, capturing both physical and philosophical direction.
Movement along a guided path — 道 means road, way, or path.
Imagine following a path guided by a leader — that’s 道, the kanji for road, way, and direction.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 道 | みち | road, path, street, lane, passage | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 道 | どう | road, path, street, route | Noun |
| 路 | ち | way, road | Noun |
| 道具 | どうぐ | tool, implement, instrument, utensil, apparatus, device | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 道路 | どうろ | road, highway | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 道徳 | どうとく | morals, morality | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 道順 | みちじゅん | route, way, course, directions | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 道のり | みちのり | distance, journey, itinerary | common Noun |
| 道理 | どうり | reason, logic, sense, truth, right | common Noun |
| 道端 | みちばた | roadside, wayside | common Noun |